Module Descriptors
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
PSYC50759
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 5
20 credits
Contact
Leader: Chrysostomos Athanasiadis
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 150
Total Learning Hours: 200
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 3
- Occurrence A, Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
Sites
- Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute
Assessment
- 2500 WORD ASSIGNMENT weighted at 80%
- 1000 WORD BOOK REVIEW weighted at 20%
Module Details
RESOURCES
• Access to an approved placement which provides suitable learning opportunities
• Access to a suitably qualified supervisor to provide the required ratio of supervision hours to clinical practice
• Access to a suitably qualified supervisor to provide the required ratio of supervision hours to clinical practice
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of two different theories of human development.
2. Demonstrate how you would apply the concepts and principles that are implicit within human development theories to your clinical practice as a Humanistic and integrative therapist.
3. Demonstrate critical understanding of your own development and evaluate the impact this may have on the therapeutic relationships you make as a Humanistic and Integrative practitioner.
4. Evaluate critically the appropriateness of integrating human development theories into Humanistic and Integrative psychotherapy and counselling and communicate effectively a rationale for integration.
5. Critically evaluate tliterature relating to human development.
6. Evaluate critically whether Neuroscience substantiates theories of relational human development.
2. Demonstrate how you would apply the concepts and principles that are implicit within human development theories to your clinical practice as a Humanistic and integrative therapist.
3. Demonstrate critical understanding of your own development and evaluate the impact this may have on the therapeutic relationships you make as a Humanistic and Integrative practitioner.
4. Evaluate critically the appropriateness of integrating human development theories into Humanistic and Integrative psychotherapy and counselling and communicate effectively a rationale for integration.
5. Critically evaluate tliterature relating to human development.
6. Evaluate critically whether Neuroscience substantiates theories of relational human development.
MODULE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
It is important to note that personal experiences and links to clinical practice are an important part of all BSc assignment submissions. Direct quotes should be short and used sparingly. Students should describe theoretical concepts in their own words referencing who has informed their thinking and referenced according to the Staffordshire APA refencing system.
1. A 2500 word assignment (assessing learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6)
Title: Using personal and clinical examples, explore how your understanding of child development theories informs your practice as a Humanistic and Integrative therapist
2. A 1,000 word Book Review (assessing learning outcome 5)
A review of a book selected from the texts relating to the Human development module.
In addition, as per professional accreditation requirements, all modules require 100% attendance at the scheduled sessions.
All elements must be passed.
Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Formative feedback is given by peers and tutors in relation to small/large group supervised clinical practice throughout the module.
1. A 2500 word assignment (assessing learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6)
Title: Using personal and clinical examples, explore how your understanding of child development theories informs your practice as a Humanistic and Integrative therapist
2. A 1,000 word Book Review (assessing learning outcome 5)
A review of a book selected from the texts relating to the Human development module.
In addition, as per professional accreditation requirements, all modules require 100% attendance at the scheduled sessions.
All elements must be passed.
Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Formative feedback is given by peers and tutors in relation to small/large group supervised clinical practice throughout the module.
MODULE INDICATIVE CONTENT
This module will focus on the theories of child development that highlight the importance of the primary relationship and provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their own personal development through childhood. The relevance of recent findings in the field of neuroscience will also be addressed in this module.
Indicative Content may include the following topics:
1. Key concepts from Object Relations
2. The history and development of attachment theory
3. Contemporary approaches to attachment
4. Development of self (Stern)
5. Developmentally needed relationships
6. Relationship and human development
7. Neuroscientific research
8. Integration of human development theory
9. Critique of universality of relational human development theories
10. Introduction to Neurodiversity
Indicative Content may include the following topics:
1. Key concepts from Object Relations
2. The history and development of attachment theory
3. Contemporary approaches to attachment
4. Development of self (Stern)
5. Developmentally needed relationships
6. Relationship and human development
7. Neuroscientific research
8. Integration of human development theory
9. Critique of universality of relational human development theories
10. Introduction to Neurodiversity
MODULE TEXTS
Core Texts
Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. Norton Books.
Holmes, J. (2001). The search for a secure base: Attachment theory and psychotherapy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315783260
Gerhardt, S. (2014). Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203499658
Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203440841
Cashdan, S. (1988). Object relations therapy: Using the relationship. USA: Norton.
Music, G. (2016). Nurturing Natures (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203843468
Stern, D. (1985). The interpersonal world of the infant: A view from psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. Basic Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429482137
Wallin, D. J. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. Guilford Press.
Further Reading
Davis, M. & Wallbridge, D. (1981). Boundary and space: An introduction to the work of D W Winnicott. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429472534
Chapter Three: Attunement and involvement: Therapeutic responses to relational needs in:
Erskine, R. G. (2015). Relational patterns, therapeutic presence: Concepts and practice of an integrative psychotherapy. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429479519-3
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2017). Anxiously attached: Understanding and working with preoccupied attachment. Routledge.
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2019). Attachment and the defence against intimacy: Understanding and working with avoidant attachment, self-hatred, and shame. Routledge.
Frank, R. & La Barre, F. (2011). The first year of the rest of your life. London: Routledge.
Holmes, J. (2014). John Bowlby & attachment theory (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315879772
Kahn, M. (1997). Between therapist and client: The new relationship (revised ed.). MacMillan.
McCluskey, U. (2005). To be met as a person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429484063
Schore, A. (2001). Minds in the making: Attachment, the self-organizing brain and developmentally oriented psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), 229-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00593.x
Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Stern, D. (1992). The diary of a baby. Basic Books.
Winnicott, D. (1971). Playing and reality (2nd ed.). Penguin Books.
Wright, K. (1991). Vision & separation: Between mother and baby. Free Association Books.
Recommended Journals
Therapy Today: The Magazine for Counselling and Psychotherapy Professionals https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/archive/
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhp
Therapy Today Articles
Gergen, K. J. (2015). The limits of neuroscience. Therapy Today, 26(6), 12. https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/1620/bacp-therapy-today-jul15.pdf
Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. Norton Books.
Holmes, J. (2001). The search for a secure base: Attachment theory and psychotherapy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315783260
Gerhardt, S. (2014). Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203499658
Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203440841
Cashdan, S. (1988). Object relations therapy: Using the relationship. USA: Norton.
Music, G. (2016). Nurturing Natures (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203843468
Stern, D. (1985). The interpersonal world of the infant: A view from psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. Basic Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429482137
Wallin, D. J. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. Guilford Press.
Further Reading
Davis, M. & Wallbridge, D. (1981). Boundary and space: An introduction to the work of D W Winnicott. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429472534
Chapter Three: Attunement and involvement: Therapeutic responses to relational needs in:
Erskine, R. G. (2015). Relational patterns, therapeutic presence: Concepts and practice of an integrative psychotherapy. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429479519-3
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2017). Anxiously attached: Understanding and working with preoccupied attachment. Routledge.
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2019). Attachment and the defence against intimacy: Understanding and working with avoidant attachment, self-hatred, and shame. Routledge.
Frank, R. & La Barre, F. (2011). The first year of the rest of your life. London: Routledge.
Holmes, J. (2014). John Bowlby & attachment theory (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315879772
Kahn, M. (1997). Between therapist and client: The new relationship (revised ed.). MacMillan.
McCluskey, U. (2005). To be met as a person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429484063
Schore, A. (2001). Minds in the making: Attachment, the self-organizing brain and developmentally oriented psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), 229-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00593.x
Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Stern, D. (1992). The diary of a baby. Basic Books.
Winnicott, D. (1971). Playing and reality (2nd ed.). Penguin Books.
Wright, K. (1991). Vision & separation: Between mother and baby. Free Association Books.
Recommended Journals
Therapy Today: The Magazine for Counselling and Psychotherapy Professionals https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/archive/
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhp
Therapy Today Articles
Gergen, K. J. (2015). The limits of neuroscience. Therapy Today, 26(6), 12. https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/1620/bacp-therapy-today-jul15.pdf
MODULE TEXTS
Core Texts
Cashdan, S. (1988). Object relations therapy: Using the relationship. USA: Norton.
Afford, P. (2019). Therapy in the age of neuroscience: A guide for counsellors and therapists. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315512730
Gerhardt, S. (2014). Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203499658
Holmes, J. & Slade, A. (2017). Attachment in Therapeutic Practice. Sage. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315783260
Music, G. (2016). Nurturing Natures (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203843468
Stern, D. (1985). The interpersonal world of the infant: A view from psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. Basic Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429482137
Wallin, D. J. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. Guilford Press.
Further Reading
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2017). Anxiously attached: Understanding and working with preoccupied attachment. Routledge.
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2019). Attachment and the defence against intimacy: Understanding and working with avoidant attachment, self-hatred, and shame. Routledge.
Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. Norton Books.
Davis, M. & Wallbridge, D. (1981). Boundary and space: An introduction to the work of D W Winnicott. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429472534
Chapter Three: Attunement and involvement: Therapeutic responses to relational needs in:
Erskine, R. G. (2015). Relational patterns, therapeutic presence: Concepts and practice of an integrative psychotherapy. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429479519-3
Frank, R. & La Barre, F. (2011). The first year of the rest of your life. London: Routledge.
Holmes, J. (2014). John Bowlby & attachment theory (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315879772
Kahn, M. (1997). Between therapist and client: The new relationship (revised ed.). MacMillan.
McCluskey, U. (2005). To be met as a person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429484063
Schore, A. (2001). Minds in the making: Attachment, the self-organizing brain and developmentally oriented psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), 229-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00593.x
Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Stern, D. (1992). The diary of a baby. Basic Books.
Winnicott, D. (1971). Playing and reality (2nd ed.). Penguin Books.
Wright, K. (1991). Vision & separation: Between mother and baby. Free Association Books.
Recommended Journals
Therapy Today: The Magazine for Counselling and Psychotherapy Professionals https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/archive/
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhp
Therapy Today Articles
Gergen, K. J. (2015). The limits of neuroscience. Therapy Today, 26(6), 12. https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/1620/bacp-therapy-today-jul15.pdf
Cashdan, S. (1988). Object relations therapy: Using the relationship. USA: Norton.
Afford, P. (2019). Therapy in the age of neuroscience: A guide for counsellors and therapists. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315512730
Gerhardt, S. (2014). Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203499658
Holmes, J. & Slade, A. (2017). Attachment in Therapeutic Practice. Sage. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315783260
Music, G. (2016). Nurturing Natures (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203843468
Stern, D. (1985). The interpersonal world of the infant: A view from psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. Basic Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429482137
Wallin, D. J. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. Guilford Press.
Further Reading
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2017). Anxiously attached: Understanding and working with preoccupied attachment. Routledge.
Cundy, L. (Eds.). (2019). Attachment and the defence against intimacy: Understanding and working with avoidant attachment, self-hatred, and shame. Routledge.
Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. Norton Books.
Davis, M. & Wallbridge, D. (1981). Boundary and space: An introduction to the work of D W Winnicott. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429472534
Chapter Three: Attunement and involvement: Therapeutic responses to relational needs in:
Erskine, R. G. (2015). Relational patterns, therapeutic presence: Concepts and practice of an integrative psychotherapy. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429479519-3
Frank, R. & La Barre, F. (2011). The first year of the rest of your life. London: Routledge.
Holmes, J. (2014). John Bowlby & attachment theory (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315879772
Kahn, M. (1997). Between therapist and client: The new relationship (revised ed.). MacMillan.
McCluskey, U. (2005). To be met as a person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. Karnac Books. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429484063
Schore, A. (2001). Minds in the making: Attachment, the self-organizing brain and developmentally oriented psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), 229-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00593.x
Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Stern, D. (1992). The diary of a baby. Basic Books.
Winnicott, D. (1971). Playing and reality (2nd ed.). Penguin Books.
Wright, K. (1991). Vision & separation: Between mother and baby. Free Association Books.
Recommended Journals
Therapy Today: The Magazine for Counselling and Psychotherapy Professionals https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/archive/
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhp
Therapy Today Articles
Gergen, K. J. (2015). The limits of neuroscience. Therapy Today, 26(6), 12. https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/1620/bacp-therapy-today-jul15.pdf